RecordMove

Social service consultant to cultural policy officer

A social service consultant already meets 39% of what the cultural policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From social service consultant

Distant match

To cultural policy officer

9 You already bring

7 Still to learn

36 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

62.4/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a cultural policy officer is expected to do is already part of a social service consultant’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the cultural policy officer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A cultural policy officer role treats 9 of its required skills as things a social service consultant already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

advise on legislative acts
build community relations
create solutions to problems
government policy implementation
liaise with local authorities
maintain relations with local representatives

What stands in the way is 7 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cultural policy officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a social service consultant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held provide improvement strategies management skills
already held build community relations communication, collaboration and creativity
already held maintain relations with local representatives communication, collaboration and creativity
already held advise on legislative acts communication, collaboration and creativity
already held manage government policy implementation management skills
already held maintain relationships with government agencies communication, collaboration and creativity

All 9 carried skills, including the 9 the cultural policy officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 8 supplementary

still to learn establish relationship with the media required
still to learn liaise with cultural partners required
still to learn establish collaborative relations required

optional, not held advocate a cause optional
optional, not held create cultural venue outreach policies optional
optional, not held liaise with event sponsors optional
optional, not held promote cultural venue events optional
optional, not held work with cultural venue specialists optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held develop promotional tools optional

02 management skills 2 required, 6 supplementary

still to learn develop cultural policies required
still to learn develop media strategy required

optional, not held coordinate community arts activities optional
optional, not held manage cultural facility optional
optional, not held coordinate events optional
optional, not held develop cultural activities optional
optional, not held fix meetings optional
optional, not held perform project management optional

03 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn approve reports for artistic project required

optional, not held evaluate cultural venue programmes optional
optional, not held study community as a target community optional
optional, not held perform resource planning optional

04 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn cultural projects required

optional, not held policy analysis optional

05 business, administration and law 2 supplementary

optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
optional, not held project management principles optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a cultural policy officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on legislative acts skill
already held build community relations skill
already held create solutions to problems skill
already held government policy implementation knowledge
already held liaise with local authorities skill
already held maintain relations with local representatives skill
already held maintain relationships with government agencies skill
already held manage government policy implementation skill
already held provide improvement strategies skill

20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
optional, not held advocate a cause optional
optional, not held coordinate community arts activities optional
optional, not held create cultural venue outreach policies optional
optional, not held evaluate cultural venue programmes optional
optional, not held liaise with event sponsors optional
optional, not held manage cultural facility optional
optional, not held policy analysis optional
optional, not held promote cultural venue events optional
optional, not held study community as a target community optional
optional, not held work with cultural venue specialists optional
optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
optional, not held coordinate events optional
optional, not held develop cultural activities optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held develop promotional tools optional
optional, not held fix meetings optional
optional, not held perform project management optional
optional, not held perform resource planning optional
optional, not held project management principles optional

18 held skills the cultural policy officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on provision of social services skill
not needed by the target role analyse community needs skill
not needed by the target role assess social service users' situation skill
not needed by the target role communicate with social service users skill
not needed by the target role evaluate social work program's impact skill
not needed by the target role implement strategic planning skill
not needed by the target role influence policy makers on social service issues skill
not needed by the target role legal requirements in the social sector knowledge
not needed by the target role make legislation transparent for users of social services skill
not needed by the target role monitor regulations in social services skill
not needed by the target role plan social service process skill
not needed by the target role present reports skill
not needed by the target role promote inclusion skill
not needed by the target role promote social awareness skill
not needed by the target role promote social change skill
not needed by the target role report on social development skill
not needed by the target role social justice knowledge
not needed by the target role work within communities skill

4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to pick up Tier

still to learn cultural projects required
optional, not held European Structural and Investment Funds regulations optional
optional, not held policy analysis optional
optional, not held project management principles optional

Index

Other moves recorded from social service consultant

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a social service consultant become a cultural policy officer?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A social service consultant already covers 39% of what a cultural policy officer is expected to do: 9 skills carry over, 9 of which the cultural policy officer role treats as required.

What skills does a social service consultant need to become a cultural policy officer?

7 required skills are missing, plus 20 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is approve reports for artistic project.

How hard is the move from social service consultant to cultural policy officer?

Its learning distance is 62.4 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.